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Ohio Northern University to present 18th annual Holiday Spectacular

 

Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents the 18th annual Holiday Spectacular from Thursday, Nov. 15, through Saturday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. There will be a matinee performance on Saturday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m.

In addition, there will be performances at the Civic and Convention Center in Lima, Ohio, on Friday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m.

The show is underwritten in part by the DeBow and Catherine Freed Endowment for the Arts and Kewpee Hamburger.

ONU among best in Ohio bar passage rate

 

Graduates of the Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law continued their record of outstanding achievement on the Ohio bar examination with a passage rate of 89 percent, which ranks second among students from all Ohio law schools who took the examination in 2012 and highest among all private Ohio law schools.

ONU’s passage rate was well above the overall passage rate of 80.8 percent.

In addition, 91 percent of Ohio Northern’s graduates who were taking the test for the first time passed the test, which is higher than the overall first-time passage rate of 85 percent statewide.

Ada parent-teacher conferences Nov. 19 and 20

 

The Ada Exempted Village School District is having Parent-Teacher conferences for students in grades K-12 on Monday, Nov. 19, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Students will attend school on Monday, Nov. 19.  There will not be school on Nov. 20 and 21. Thanksgiving break is Nov. 22 and 23. 

Elementary

Elementary conferences will be student-led. Parents should bring their child with them so that the student, along with his or her teacher (s) can share information about this year’s progress. Parents had the opportunity to sign up for conference times at Open House in most cases. Reminders will be sent home. 

Grenert First Team All-OAC in Volleyball; Zumberger and Gillespie honored as All-OAC

 

By Tim Glon

Three Ohio Northern players were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in volleyball for 2012 in voting conducted by the league's 10 head coaches.

Senior outside hitter Ellen Grenert was named First Team All-Conference, senior setter Kelsie Zumberger was named Second Team All-OAC freshman outside hitter Ellie Gillespie was named Honorable Mention All-Conference.

Gillespie was also named the OAC Freshman of the Year.

Grenert is now a two-time All-OAC honoree after earning Second Team All-OAC kudos as a junior in 2011.

Humphrey OAC offensive player of week for second time this season

 

By Andrew Korba

Senior Tate Humphrey has been named OAC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.

Humphrey also earned the same honor for the week of October 22.

On Saturday, Humphrey completed 27 of 35 passes for 310 yards and four touchdowns, as ONU defeated Wilmington 51-7.

He also ran for 31 yards on seven carries.

On the season, Humphrey had 1,506 yards passing and 16 touchdowns.

In addition, he has alo rushed for 276 yards and four touchdowns.

The Polar Bears are 4-5 overall and 4-4 in OAC play.

Last week and this week in ONU athletics

Here's last week's ONU athletic team results and this week's schedule. The attachment at the bottom of this story provides more details.

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